Had a small fire in my oven while the cleaning feature was on. Too much grease. Wiped out everything, and really scoured with steel wool, soap & water. Do you think it's okay to run the automatic cleaning feature again?

If you mean the straight-in-a-line-parallel-stainless-steel-wire-rod type, we use these methods at home:
General all-round cleaning:
Oven-cleaner spray foam, left to soak to lift grease, then good sponge-down with water-damped cloth / sponge.
Stubborn gunk on racks:
Place racks in empty bath, spray/soak in oven cleaner, or..
pour or squirt engine cleaner / degreaser over entire rack surface, allow to work grease loose, then pour boiling hot water to rinse and dislodge fattiness and carbon.
Ordinary dry washing powder is high in caustic, so also works well.
'Handy-Andy' cream is quite high in ammonia among other unpronounceable chemicals for lifting stuck grease and oils.
Make a stiff, sticky paste of clothes-washing powder and water, then apply to a kitchen 'Zim', ie green scouring pad and mixed with lots of elbow-grease, can restore the racks to former glory.
Rinse well under running water to remove soap.
Otherwise 'bath' the racks in hottest geyser water with washing powder sprinkled on top to soak.
A stiff nylon brush helps to scrub the burnt bits away.

stainless steel scouring pad and scouring paste like vim
and of course elbow grease,

Good Morning Suzi - Generally, qualified technicians often perform complicated part replacement such as this, however this may or may not be specifically for your model. Below are generic instructions that I found on how to take your oven door apart to remove any stains that may be caught down in the door vents.

Tools needed: Phillips head screwdriver or small quad bit driver.


A. Open Door remove 2 screws and washers on door lining at door hinge area.


B. Refer to owners guide with door in broil stop position lift door assembly off hinges.


C. Lay door on table, position so that handle hangs freely over edge of table


D. Remove 2 screws and washers that secure handle to lining assembly.


E. Remove 8 screws that attach textured steel door wrapper trim to lining assembly 3 at top, 3 at bottom, 1 on each side


F. Lift door lining up and out of wrapper trim assembly.


G. Lay lining assembly on table with wool shield/inner part of lining facing up.


H. Remove 2 glass clamps via 2 screws per clamp. These clamps attach innermost clear glass to wool shield.


I. Lift out center clear glass from wool shield, this glass just lays onto the wool shield and is held in place by the glass/ clamps in item H.


J. Clean each glass with appropriate cleaner, Windex, bon ami, fantastic, etc


K. One glass that remains in door lining assembly can at this time be cleaned without further disassembly the lining assembly.


L. Reassemble in reverse order.

I hope this information helps to some degree.

Hi,

Clean that oven by hand before you cause more problems...

Before you go working too hard to get you oven to go into the self clean mode(self destruct)....check out this tip...

Self Cleaning Oven Problem


heatman101

" Wish I had read this first. I never would have used the self cleaning option. Thanks for the info!!

The inside of the oven can be cleaned with regular soap and water. Dawn works well on built up grease. if you have very stubborn stains easy off makes a low fume oven cleaner, but try hot soapy water first. the outside can be cleaned with any stainless steel cleaner or window cleaner.

Hello- First off, do not use 'self clean', or as most Techs call it: "Self- Destruct".  This 'feature' cheerfully sold by the salesman destroys more oven and range components than any other failure. Now- the racks had a thin layer of grease on them when the oven tried to turn stuff inside the oven to ash.  The grease is now a hard rubbery coating on the surface of the rack.  To solve this problem, you must determine by observation, where the rack touches the sides of the oven. These contact areas need to be cleaned thoroughly with scotchbrite and a small portion of oven cleaner. Make sure you use gloves. Sliding rack in and out to 'mark' these small spots works pretty good.  Once cleaned and wiped down, they should work fine. I recommend cleaning by removing as much 'stuff' by scraping and wiping down with moist cloth.  Turn on to 450deg for 30 min.  Much safer, less costly.                                                       Please acknowledge this posted solution if helpful.  Have more info if needed-  Thanks  -Ed

Hi,

1. Oven door : Wash the door and window with soap and water and rinse with clear water. Use glass cleaner only if sprayed on a cloth first. Do not use abrasive pads, powdered cleaners, or steel wool on glass and enamel, or the surfaces will be scratched.
2. surface burner : To absorb a spill when it is hot, pour salt on it and wipe it up when the oven has cooled. A mildly abrasive baking soda and water paste can be used in the oven, too.
3. Racks:Remove oven racks and clean them in warm, soapy water. Stubborn messes can be cleaned by using mild abrasive cleansers or a soap filled scouring pad. Rinse and dry the racks before returning them to the oven.
4. Metal trim:Metal trim can be cleaned with glass cleaners or mild cleansers, soap and water. Abrasives or cleaners made for oven interiors should not be used.

Thanks
Smith.

Its possible that the wiring harness to the door switch got a little too hot and have shorted. What I would do before I call a technician is to unplug the oven or turn the power off to it for a few minutes and then plug it back in to reset the control board. If you still get the error, I would recommend calling a service professional.

Turns out that the latch is attached to a plastic piece (made by the manufacturer) and the spring melted! To boot, the fuse in the back which aids in heating the oven went out also. Repair man said this was typical after several uses in cleaning cycle. He recommended using a gentle steel wool pad with soap built in to gently remove backed on food instead of using cleaning cycle. It is just too hot for too long, and there seems to be a domino effect with things that will go wrong. Nothing like the old fashioned way and a little elbow grease!

Call the mfr and let them know what you need. You can clean the porcelain of the oven. Just don't use too much elbow grease when scrubbing. Use a steel wool pad as easy as you can but hard enough to clean it. If you scrape of the porcelain, then it will be hard to clean from now on. It is like taking the pocelain off your teeth. It will catch everything coming and going.